https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2195 en-us The remote, rural town of Frommern, in Germany’s Black Forest, is hardly the place one expects to encounter finely crafted works of architecture.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11648 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11648-st-paulus-catholic-church St. Paulus Catholic Church The architects applied the same roughtrowel plaster found on the existing bell tower to the nave of the new church. Photo © Zooey Braun St. Paulus Catholic Church Hidden luminaires accent the vault-like ceiling structure, and natural light enters the interior through generous windows and gaps between the ceiling and walls. Photo © Zooey Braun St. Paulus Catholic Church White-bleached oak pews and benches seat 250 congregants. Photo © Zooey Braun St. Paulus Catholic Church Untreated oak posts suspended over the altar have LEDs embedded in their ends. Ledges in the Chapel of the Virgin Mary hold votive candles, and small incisions in the wall contain messages to God written by parishioners. Photo © Zooey Braun St. Paulus Catholic Church Image courtesy Klumpp + Klumpp Architekten